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Where does “trachia” come from?

trachia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα, from Ancient Greek τραχύς, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrākʰús.

trachia (Latin): The windpipe, trachea

Definitions

  1. The windpipe, trachea

Ancestry of “trachia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτραχεῖαwindpipe
2Ancient Greekτραχύςjagged; prickly; rugged
3Proto-Hellenictʰrākʰús—

Words derived from “trachia”

  • trachea
  • tracheal
  • endotracheal
  • nasotracheal
  • laryngotracheal
  • intratracheal
  • paratracheal
  • tracheitis
  • orotracheal
  • pretracheal
  • laryngotracheitis
  • rhinotracheitis
  • intratracheally
  • retrotracheal
  • peritracheal
  • endotracheally
  • tracheolar
  • tracheole
  • orotracheally
  • nasotracheally
  • extratracheal
  • tracheophyte
  • nontracheal
  • trachenchyma
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